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شَطْأَةٌ

Root: شطأ

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شَطْأَةٌ [app. a n. un. of شَطْءٌ, q. v.
2 Also] A green palm-branch: one says, لَهَا قَدٌّ كَالشَّطْأَةِ She has a figure like the green palm-branch.
3 And A slice, or strip, i. e. a piece cut lengthwise, of a camel's hump, and of a skin, or hide.
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